Archive Catalogue

Most of the Clubland and James Butterworth archive material is housed at Southwark Local History Library, 211 Borough High St, London SE1 1JA. These include photographs, letters, diaries, log-books, publications, press cuttings, and other memorabilia. They can be viewed at the Library on request.

Some items (but very few) remain at Clubland, now Walworth Methodist Church, and some more personal items are in the hands of family members.

There is also a growing number of items stored electronically on CDs and on other pages of this website.

The Catalogue (and the collection itself) is intended to assist anyone who is interested in knowing about Clubland, or recalling memories. What follows below is the main directory listing what there is and where to find it. There are also links to more detailed sub-directories – for example letters and/or individual photographs / albums.

Items held at Southwark can be identified or requested by giving the Id. no. (prefix 362) found in Column 2. Please note that the Catalogue is an on-going project and is being enlarged steadily.

Classification Id. no. Description Location
2 PUBLICATIONS and WRITINGS 362/  
Book 1 Gregory, J R 1896. The Theological Student. Southwark Local History Library
Book 2 The Minister’s Bible. Present for Miss Gay (landlady) 1922. Rescued from fire after 1941 bombing. See note in flyleaf.
Book 3 Visitors Book: Started 1962, with Queen Mother’s signature? Missing
Book 4 Book of Offices: prayers etc. Missing
Book 5 Clubland Record
Note book 6 1950. First American tour Southwark Local History Library
Note book 7 1951-54. Guersey Camp. Bob Hope at Palladium. Hooliganism. Southwark Local History Library
Note book 8 1954. incl. Billy Graham; South London Press; Moral Rearmamnent; 1954 American tour. Southwark Local History Library
Note Book 9 Third American Tour. Currently held by JB’s family
Note book 10 1956-9 American tours Currently held by JB’s family
Note book 11 Notes and thought, 1962. Sermons. Reflections Southwark Local History Library
Note book 12 Misc. Incl. memorial service to Mears (Chelsea FC). Letter to Rank. Sermon notes. Southwark Local History Library
Notes 13 General notes, readings, reflections Southwark Local History Library
Notes 14 Personal and family Currently held by JB’s family
Notes 15 Sermons and addresses 1968-75 Southwark Local History Library
Book 16 Butterworth, J. 1918. Bees Wings and Ruby Queens: A Private’s Digressions. Epworth Press?
Book 17 Butterworth, J. 1918. Dugout Digressions. Epworth Press?
Book 18  Butterworth, J. 1925. Byways in Boyland. Epworth Press Southwark Local History Library
Book 19 Butterworth, J. Adventures in Boyland. 1926. Epworth Press Southwark Local History Library
Book 20 Butterworth, J. 1932: Clubland. Epworth Press. Southwark Local History Library
Book 21 Butterworth, J. 1933. Clubland. Epworth Press Southwark Local History Library
Manuscript 22 Butterworth, J. ‘Letters of a Clublander’. Typescript of an unpublished book. Vol.1 Southwark Local History Library
Manuscript 23 Butterworth, J. ‘Letters of a Clublander’. Typescript of an unpublished book. Vol.2 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 24 Beech Road Wesleyan Mission. ‘Mothley Messenger’.1921 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 25 Walworth Magazines, vols 2-3. 1924-25 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 26 Walworth Magazines, vol 4. 1924-25; plis ‘Dreams for Dreamers: A romance for Leisure Reading’. Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 27 Walworth Magazine/Clubland Review. Vol 4 continued. Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 28 Clubland review and Young Adventurer. No 1. Feb 1928 – No 8, Dec. 1928.
Magazines: bound annual 29 Clubland Review: 1929 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 30 Clubland Review: 1930 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 31 Clubland Review: 1931 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 32 Clubland Review: 1932 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 33 Clubland Review: 1933 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 34 Clubland Review: 1934 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 35 Clubland Review: 1935 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 36 Clubland Review: 1936 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 37 Clubland Review: 1937 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 38 Clubland Review: 1938 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 39 Clubland Review: 1939 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 40 Clubland Review: 1940 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 41 Clubland Review: 1941 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 42 Clubland Review: 1942 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 43 Clubland Review: 1943 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 44 Clubland Review: 1945 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 45 Clubland Review: 1946 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 46 Clubland Review: 1947 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 47 Clubland Review: 1948 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 48 Clubland Review: 1949-50 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 49 Clubland Review: 1951 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 50 Clubland Review: 1953 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 51 Clubland Review: 1953 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 52 Clubland Review: 1954 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 53 Clubland Review: 1955 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 54 Clubland Review: 1956 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 55 Clubland Review: 1957 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 56 Clubland Review: 1958-9 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 57 Clubland Review: 1960-61 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 58 Clubland Review: 1962 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 59 Bound handbook (green) 1920 -1970 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 60 Clubland Review: 1963 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 61 Clubland Review: 1964 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 62 Clubland Review: 1962 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 63 Clubland Review: 1963 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 64 Clubland Review: 1964 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 65 Clubland Review: 1965 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 66 Clubland Review: 1966 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 67 Clubland Review: 1967 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 68 Clubland Review: 1968 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 69 Clubland Review: 1969 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 70 Clubland Review: 1970 Southwark Local History Library
Magazines: bound annual 71 Clubland Review: 1971 Southwark Local History Library
Book 72 Wildman, Cedric. Escape from Bondage, 1927-56 A Memoir. Southwark Local History Library
Book 73 Methodist Baptism and Confirmation Servises Southwark Local History Library
Book 74 Clubland Chapel Vol.1 Jan to May Southwark Local History Library
Book 75 Clubland Chapel Vol.1 June- Aug Southwark Local History Library
Book 76 Clubland Chapel Vol.1 Sept-Dec. 2 volumes, the first annotated by C. Palin. Southwark Local History Library
Book 77 Clubland Service Book. Green binding. 1938 Southwark Local History Library
Book 78 Clubland Service Book. Normal binding. 1950 Southwark Local History Library
3 CUTTINGS (PRESS etc.)  
Cuttings book 79 1927-1928 Southwark Local History Library
Cuttings book 80 1928-1929 Southwark Local History Library
Cuttings book 81 1968-1977 Southwark Local History Library
Cuttings book 82 1931-1934 Southwark Local History Library
Cuttings book 83 1935-1936 Southwark Local History Library
Cuttings book 84 1937-1939 Southwark Local History Library
Cuttings book 85 Royal Opening 1939 Southwark Local History Library
Cuttings book 86 June 1939 – Dec 1941 Southwark Local History Library
Cuttings book 87 1942 – April 1946 Southwark Local History Library
Cuttings book 88 Royal visit, May 1946 – March 1950 Southwark Local History Library
Cuttings book 89 1950-1954 Southwark Local History Library
Cuttings book 90 1955-1968 Southwark Local History Library
Cuttings book 91 1968-1977 Southwark Local History Library
 
4 PHOTOGRAPHS  
Album 97 1924-1939 Southwark Local History Library
Album 98 1940-1952 Southwark Local History Library
Album 99 1953-1954 Southwark Local History Library
Album 100 1955-1957 Southwark Local History Library
Album 101 1958 Southwark Local History Library
Album 102 1959-60 Southwark Local History Library
Album 103 1961-1964 Southwark Local History Library
Album 104 1964-1967 Southwark Local History Library
Album 105 1968-1973 Southwark Local History Library
Album 106 Guernsey camps, 1926-1936 Southwark Local History Library
Album 107 Guernsey camps, 1939-1949 Southwark Local History Library
Album 108 Guernsey camps, post war Southwark Local History Library
Album 109 Early camps and early club members Currently held by JB’s family
Album 110 1st and 2nd American tours Southwark Local History Library
Album 111 Personal: 1913-1950 Currently held by JB’s family
Album 112 Personal (2): 1951-1952 Southwark Local History Library
LETTERS    
File 122 Names beginning: C Southwark Local History Library
File 123 Names beginning: D Southwark Local History Library
File 124 Names beginning: E Southwark Local History Library
File 125 ??? Southwark Local History Library
File 126 Names beginning: H Southwark Local History Library
File 127 Names beginning: I, J Southwark Local History Library
File 128 Names beginning: K, L Southwark Local History Library
File 129 Names beginning: K Southwark Local History Library
File 130 Names beginning: N Southwark Local History Library
File 131 Names beginning: O, P Southwark Local History Library
File 132 Names beginning: R Southwark Local History Library
File 133 Names beginning: S Southwark Local History Library
File 134 Names beginning: T Southwark Local History Library
File 135 Names beginning: W Southwark Local History Library
File 136 Names beginning: B, H Southwark Local History Library
File 137 Re. Beech Road Southwark Local History Library
File 138 Royalty Southwark Local History Library
File 139 Family Currently held by JB’s family
File 140 Names beginning: M Southwark Local History Library
File 141 Rank, Lang Southwark Local History Library
File 142 from: B. Whiles and Sir John Leale Southwark Local History Library
File 143 from / re. Lord Rank Southwark Local History Library
File 144 from: Lamplough, Lamb, Lady Rochester, Shrubsall, Southwark Local History Library
File 145 re. ‘This is Your Life’ Southwark Local History Library
File 146 from: Sir Edward Maufe, architect Southwark Local History Library
File 147 from: Renton, Turtle, Lyle Southwark Local History Library
File 148 Mixed bag. Southwark Local History Library
File 149 from: Wildman A&C, Holgate J & Emma, Southwark Local History Library
File 150 Mixed bag Southwark Local History Library
File 151 File of notes, sermons, addresses, essays. Southwark Local History Library
File 152 Mixed bag. Brother Billie / very early letters / letters from France (Etaples) / letters re. demob. etc. Southwark Local History Library
File 154 Retirement letters Southwark Local History Library
File 155 USA Southwark Local History Library
File 157 Misc. Southwark Local History Library
File 158 Letters of special interest Currently held by JB’s family
File 153 Misc. Collection of Invitations, seating plans, Id. cert., Ordination notice, … and more ) Southwark Local History Library
File 154 Misc collection of invitations, seating plans, agendas, minutes, … and more) Southwark Local History Library
  160 Clubland Accounts
    ACQUISITIONS SINCE 2001 (to be completed)    
PHOTOGRAPHIC    
Portfolio 201 Collection of loose photographs, originally displayed in Bob Hope Lounge at the Clubland Southwark Local History Library
Portfolio 202 Collection of loose photographs, originally displayed in Bob Hope Lounge at the Clubland Southwark Local History Library
Portfolio 203 Collection of loose photographs, originally displayed in Bob Hope Lounge at the Clubland Southwark Local History Library
Portfolio 204 Collection of loose photographs, originally displayed in Bob Hope Lounge at the Clubland Southwark Local History Library
 
 
CD collections Digital collection of still photos… Southwark Local History Library.(To view and/or for sale.)
CD collections Digital collection of still photos… Southwark Local History Library.(To view and/or for sale.)
CINE  
DVD DVD ‘The Clubland Story’ 1 Southwark Local History Library.(To view and/or for sale.)
DVD DVD ‘The Clubland Story’ 2 Southwark Local History Library.(To view and/or for sale.)
DVD DVD ‘The Bob Hope Story’ Southwark Local History Library.(To view and/or for sale.)
DVD DVD ‘Restoration’ Southwark Local History Library.(To view and/or for sale.)
 
6 ARTEFACTS / OBJECTS / MISCELLANEOUS Framed photograph of Queen Mary Walworth Methodist Church (formerly Clubland)
Visitors book: Begun 1962 for JB’s 65th birthday Southwark Local History Library
7 DONATED ITEMS   ITEMS DONATED BY EX-MEMBERS AND OTHERS
  Items from Bunty Randall, ex officer and member. Southwark Local History Library